Grants
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Chamber gives health grants
The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii Public Health Fund Committee has awarded $99,663 in grant money to a variety of O'ahu projects and organizations that tackle public health issues. The recipients are:
• Bill's Place Storefront, for refrigeration appliances to store high-protein, high-calorie products for disadvantaged HIV-positive clients.
• Institute for Human Services, for cleaning supplies and waste management services.
• Kahuku Hospital's North Shore Community Health Clinic, for medicine prescribed to the disadvantaged and uninsured.
• Castle Medical Center, Wellness and Lifestyle Medicine Center, Nicotine Dependency Treatment Program.
• The Life Foundation Hepatitis C Project — Phase 2.
• Waikiki Health Center, Ho'ola Like Clinic, medication for the disadvantaged and uninsured.
• The American Heart Association in Hawaii, to train O'ahu firefighters to provide simple cardiovascular disease risk assessment along with blood-pressure screening services.
• American Diabetes Association of Hawaii, to train Native Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific island community leaders to deliver culturally competent diabetes education to their respective communities.
• Hawaii Public Health Association, to co-sponsor a conference promoting a dialogue on global health issues.
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving, to develop a more focused public awareness outreach program to educate Hawai'i residents about the dangers of drunk driving.
• Hawaii Friends of Civic and Law Related Education, to assist at-risk public high school students through literacy programs.
• The Ethnic Education Foundation of Hawaii, to produce an educational radio program about tuberculosis.
• Helping Hands Hawaii, to purchase first-aid kits that are required for accreditation as a rehabilitation facility with the ultimate aim of enhancing the agency's crisis hotline, crisis shelters and mobile response team's quality.
Hospice Hawaii gets donations
Hospice Hawaii recently received grants from: The Kosasa Foundation, $5,000 to underwrite the cost of caring for indigent patients at the Kailua hospice home; and the Sidney Stern Memorial Trust, $4,000 in support of health and science initiatives.
Hospice Hawaii provides care for people who are terminally ill, and support services for their families, caregivers and loved ones.
Kosasa boosts career center
The Kosasa Foundation has granted Goodwill $10,000 toward the cost of expanding its Island Career Center at 1075 S. Beretania St.
The site houses a variety of programs, including job training and placement services, as well as a retail store and donation center.
Training programs are being set up in the areas of A+ computer certification, certified nursing assistant and para-professional human services worker.
Bankoh eases Sept. 11 impact
The Bank of Hawaii Charitable Foundation is donating $25,000 to Child & Family Service for assistance to those still impacted by the aftermath of the Sept. 11 tragedy.
Some of the after-effects include disruption from unemployment, separation of families because of military deployment and domestic violence.
